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Drawings & Sketches

77,506 works

Miniature of a reclining man in dark dress on a green lawn in a hedged garden, with trees and blue hills behind him.

Portrait of a reclining nobleman in an overgrown courtyard; Portrait of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Nicholas Hilliard, 1590

Pen and ink sketch of a hand holding a wooden frame beside lettering reading Ex Libris M.G. & E.A. Abbey.

Sketch for Ex Libris: M.G. & E.A. Abbey

Edwin Austin Abbey

Loose oil sketch of two winged angels on a pale balustrade against a blue sky, one seated and one reclining.

A Study for Two Angels on a Balustrade

Pencil sketch of a group of mules standing side by side, some wearing harness and saddle straps, by Raffet, 1814.

Group of mules

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1814

Pencil sketch of a country house exterior with shuttered windows, a wooden fence, and an open landscape beyond.

Sketch of an exterior of a country house

Edwin Austin Abbey

Brown ink drawing of David playing harp before a raging, spear-wielding King Saul, with soldiers and courtiers around them.

David playing the harp before Saul

Ambrosius Francken I, 1554

Watercolor of ships with flags anchored before a row of buildings along a waterfront under a cloudy sky.

View of the city of Paramaribo

Frederik Jägerschiöld, 1772

Pencil sketch of a woman and two children in a kitchen with a hearth, table, and window.

Woman and two children in the kitchen

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of a family in a domestic interior with shelves of dishes, a standing man, a bending woman, and a seated woman

Family in interior

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil drawing of a seated young woman in a bonnet reading an open book beside a window with a curtain.

Girl with a book on her lap

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of a woman holding an infant at a font while a man stands beside her, with seated figures in a church interior.

Woman holding a child for baptism

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Watercolor of hooded pitcherplants with tall green tubular leaves and nodding yellow flowers on a pale background.

Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a seated woman and two children in a domestic interior with a fireplace and table.

Woman with two children in interior

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pencil sketch of a woman knitting, a child beside her, and figures seated at a table in a domestic interior.

Sketches of small groups of people in interior

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Watercolor interior of a seated man writing at a table beside a woman in a white cap, with a curtained window behind.

Man writing and a woman at a table

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in round glasses, wearing a blue coat with yellow lapels against a gray background.

Portrait of Adam Chmiel

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Watercolor drawing of a woman guiding a small boy through a doorway into a rustic interior with a table and chair.

Woman lets a little boy go outside

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Drawing of a richly decorated coffered ceiling with putti, garlands, medallions and a central trophy of arms in brown and blu

Design for a richly decorated ceiling

Giuseppe Fancelli, 1750

Pencil and colored crayon sketch of a woman resting her hand on her chin, with lettering reading Tragedye above.

"Tragedies". Design for the cover of a collected edition of the artist’s dramas

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pen and ink sheet with several sketched faces, including a bearded man in a cap and a broadly laughing face.

Sheet of sketches of faces

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal sketch of a young girl with dark bangs and a dark shawl, drawn in loose hatched strokes on a sketchbook page.

Girl

James Ensor, 1885

Watercolor of a trailing Houstonia stem with small white flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Trailing Houstonia (Houstonia procumbens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painted study of a dark leather lady's purse with a central embroidered floral panel in red, blue and cream.

Purse

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Pastel drawing of a snowy forest path flanked by dark tree trunks, with scattered twigs and a snow-covered stump in front.

Forest in Winter

Leon Wyczółkowski, 1900

Watercolor of a birdsfoot violet plant with two purple flowers and deeply lobed green leaves on a cream background.

Birdsfoot Violet (Viola pedata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Western cranesbill plant with pink flowers, lobed green leaves and buds on slender stems.

Western Cranesbill (Geranium viscosissimum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Drawing of several horses in a stylized landscape with a rising sun, in muted ochre, grey and green tones.

Horses in landscape

Leo Gestel, 1928

Watercolor of a family in a red-walled room: a man in a gold robe, a woman in white, and a toddler between them near a tea ta

Interior with parents and their child

Jacob Taanman, 1846

Illustration of a gold purse in front and side views, with raised gold floral embroidery on a dark reddish-brown surface.

Gold Purse

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Drawn portrait of a clergyman in black robe and white bands with hand on an open book, within an arched niche.

Portrait of the preacher L.S.P. Meyboom

Edouard Taurel, 1834

Pencil sketch of a standing bearded man surrounded by a crowd, some kneeling or fallen, with Gothic buildings behind.

Man about to descend a staircase

Edouard Taurel, 1834

Watercolor of a bearded painter at his easel in a cluttered studio with two cats on the floor.

Studio of a modern painter

Leo Gestel, 1908